Our official histories of our countries and societies are made of forgetfulness.
The thing about fate is, are you the master of your fate, or are the stars?
Darkness, true darkness, is something more than lack of light.
I would love to say how nice it is to see you again, but that would be a lie. And I am nothing if not honest.
When we were together, she turned me completely inside out.
I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.
I start with a beat sheet, which is more of an abbreviated outline. It hits all the major plot points. From there, I move to note cards. But the most important part of my process is my inspiration board.
I do pray. I pray to something. . . up there. I have a God sense. It's not religious so much as superstitious. It's part of being human, I guess.
If the U. S. wants to help people in tsunami-hit countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia - not to mention other poor countries in Africa - there's one step that would cost us nothing and would save hundreds of thousands of lives. It would be to allow DDT in malaria-ravaged countries.
I hope that, reading 'Rosa,' people will remember their own family and friends and talk about what they did and did not do.
Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.